“Live from Fort Thomas…It’s Saturday Night Live” CLICK HERE, LINK to the Fort Thomas Education Foundation website. Don’t miss one of the biggest parties for one of the best causes in Fort Thomas this year. Saturday, March 5, 2016 is the date to save for the 2016 Fort Thomas Education Foundation Dance and Silent […]
Tag: Fort Thomas Education Foundation
Fort Thomas Education Foundation Hosts Open House
By Timothy Kirk Fort Thomas Coffee. Last week, the Fort Thomas Education Foundation (FTEF) held a casual meet-and-greet at Fort Thomas Coffee. The get-together was attended by about 24 people including foundation and schoolboard members, as well as parents from all five of the district’s schools. The informal gathering, which included refreshments and hors […]
’63 Grad’s Gift points way to Completion of Campaign for Highlands
By Alan Thomas Tom Jones. Provided. Thomas “Tom” Woodrow Jones, Jr., Highlands class of 1963, credits his life-long love of learning and successful career to the strong foundation he acquired from the many great teachers he came into contact with at Highlands High School. “Book” learning combined with “non-book” learning (insights and inspiration) provided the […]
Sara Hamel and Ken Bowman Team Up to Support Fort Thomas Education Foundation
Sara Hamel, Fort Thomas artist The walls of Sara Hamel’s Fort Thomas home are filled with her art. Wandering the rooms of the house she’s lived in for 43 years one can’t help but stop to look at her paintings, pastels and sketches, most depicting scenes from world travels. She’s been back and forth across […]
Fort Thomas Education Foundation “Teacher Grant Patrol” Surprise Teachers with Grant Checks
The FTEF Teacher Grant Patrol at Johnson Elementary During the last two weeks the FTEF has been busy surprising teachers and students at all five schools with the news that they have been awarded grants for the 2015-2016 school year. Since 2001, the FTEF has granted over $530,000 to support the educational excellence of our […]
Fort Thomas Education Foundation Breaks Fundraising Record with 100th Anniversary Gala
The Winners of the Donated Prizes at the FTEF 100th birthday of the Highlands campus. The Highlands’ Centennial Celebration on May 15th at the Hall of Mirrors celebrated the 100th birthday of the Highlands’ campus and the upcoming completion of the renovation. Nearly 300 guests enjoyed dinner and dancing at the Hilton Netherland Plaza. The […]
Highlands Centennial Celebration Boasts Big Time Prizes, Chance to Finish Long-Term Goals
A rendering of the outside plaza/ walk way project at Highlands The Centennial Celebration for Highlands, is being held on May 15 at the Hall of Mirrors in Cincinnati and is thrown by the Fort Thomas Education Foundation. There are only 150 tickets being offered (300 seats). It will be a chance to celebrate the […]
Fort Thomas Education Foundation Invites You to Get Your Groove On, Support FTIS
The Fort Thomas Education Foundation invites you to get your groove on this Spring to support Fort Thomas Schools./CC The Fort Thomas Education Foundation will host its spring fundraiser event this March, adding a line-up of new amenities to the fun, including a costume contest, a craft beer and bourbon tasting, a silent auction, and a […]
FTIS: What’s the Recipe for A Strong School District?
If you live in Northern Kentucky, then you have heard of Fort Thomas Independent Schools (FTIS). You know that it has a championed football team and excellent state test scores. You may have even heard that the state’s School Facilities Construction Committee (SFCC) selected one of its elementary schools to be the recipient of a […]
Fort Thomas Schools to Play Part in Annual Holiday Walk
Highlands High School and the Fort Thomas Education Foundation will play a part in this year’s Fort Thomas Holiday Walk/FTM file Highlands High School and the Fort Thomas Education Foundation will participate in the annual Fort Thomas Holiday Walk on Sunday, December 7, from 5:30-8pm.

